OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki says no lab has solved alignment enough to keep scaling at maximum speed, and hopes voluntary slowdowns become commonplace (OpenAI)

OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki states that no lab has adequately solved alignment to maintain maximum scaling speed. He expresses a desire for voluntary slowdowns to become a common practice within the field. This perspective was shared by Pachocki, who is the Chief Scientist at OpenAI, and emerged from the "RLSlow" research project in mid-2023.

This report is notable as it comes from OpenAI's Chief Scientist, unlike general industry commentary, and specifically mentions the "RLSlow" research project as the source of this perspective.